The Closer You Get
“For five desperate Irishmen, the perfect girl is abroad.”
Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?
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Ian Hart
Kieran O'Donnell
Known for
The Last Kingdom
The Terror
Sean McGinley
Ian O'Donnell
Known for
Braveheart
The Alienist
Niamh Cusack
Kate O'Leary
Known for
The Virtues
Rebellion
Ruth McCabe
Mary Mulligan
Known for
Philomena
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Ewan Stewart
Pat O'Leary
Known for
Titanic
Valhalla Rising
Pat Shortt
Ollie Doyle
Known for
The Banshees of Inisherin
Bodkin
Cathleen Bradley
Siobhan
Known for
About Adam
Sean McDonagh
Sean Mulligan
Also in
Clouds of Sils Maria
Speed Racer
Risteard Cooper
Father Hubert Mallone
Known for
Quiz
No Offence
Maureen O'Brien
Dollie Doyle
Known for
Doctor Who
Cracker
Aileen Ritchie Director · William Ivory Screenplay Herbie Wave Story
First release July 22, 2000 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom · Production Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Redwave Films
Production
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Japan · July 22, 2000
Digital
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 27, 2000 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Ireland
December 27, 2000 · Digital
Switzerland
August 24, 2000 · Digital
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